Twisted Gum Wines

About Twisted Gum Wines

At Twisted Gum Wines we embrace the benefits of regenerative viticulture.
We have a healthy living soil where natural processes produce many of the nutrients needed to sustain the vines.
Our mid rows contain a permanent sward of diverse grasses, legumes and other plants which provide habitat to encourage beneficial insects and also help produce ideal conditions for an active soil micro biology.
We have a small flock of dorper sheep that provide nutrient cycling.
Our vineyard blocks are small and are surrounded by 30 hectares of native bush which provides excellent habitat for beneficial insects, birds, reptiles, etc.
We have never applied chemical insecticides.
We have never ploughed our soil.
We stopped spreading organic fertilizers on our vineyard in 2018.
We do many tasks by hand, including pruning, shoot thinning, leaf plucking, hedging and picking. This minimizes tractor passes to reduce soil compaction which improves water infiltration.
We only apply a small amount of drip irrigation water each year because our healthy soil acts as a sponge to capture rainfall.